Evening Cool and the Ryogoku Bridge Seen from the Shubi Pine Tree at Okawa

Catalog note / 解説

The view in this <i>uchiwa-e</i> (rigid fan print) design by Hiroshige is set on the Sumida river next to the Shubi Pine Tree, a famous landmark that hung out from the central pier of the Asakusa rice granary. Revellers enjoying the cool of the summer evening throng the span of the Ryogoku Bridge, visible to the south, while roof-boats (<i>yanebune</i>) and other pleasure craft gently ply the waters of the river. The area to the left of the bridge on the Honjo district side of the river was known as the 'Okawabata' or Great River-bank. The tall yellow structure at the foot of the bridge is an enclosure, within which acrobats and other performers entertained the crowds. The design is one of…